Olivia Flores (born August 12, 2007) is an American figure skater and competes in both single skating and pair skating. With her partner Luke Wang, she is the 2024 World Junior silver medalist, the 2024–25 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist, the 2023 JGP Austria silver medalist, and the 2023 JGP Turkey silver medalist and the 2024 U.S. junior national champion.
| Olivia Flores | |||||||||||
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| Born | August 12, 2007 Chesterfield, Virginia | ||||||||||
| Hometown | Colorado Springs, Colorado | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||
| Country |  United States | ||||||||||
| Discipline | Pair skating Women's singles | ||||||||||
| Partner | Luke Wang | ||||||||||
| Coach | Drew Meekins Natalia Mishkutenok | ||||||||||
| Skating club | Thunderbirds Figure Skating Club | ||||||||||
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Personal life
editShe began skating at four years old. Her older sister, Isabella Flores, also skates competitively in the ice dance discipline. She is coached by Drew Meekins and Natalia Mishkutenok and trains in Colorado Springs.[1]
Career
editFlores began skating when she was five after her sister Isabella Flores began skating. In addition to pair skating, she competes in women's singles.
Partnership with Wang
edit2022–23 season: Junior international debut
editFlores partnered with Wang in June 2022. During their first season together, they won the Cup of Colorado, placed fourth at the USA Midwestern sectionals, and went to the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, where they also finished in fourth place. They won their first international competition, the International Challenge Cup, during their debut season as well.[2]
2023–24 season: World Junior silver
editFlores and Wang competed at the Glacier Falls Summer Classic, where they placed second. They made their Junior Grand Prix debut at the 2023 JGP Austria, where they finished in second place. They also placed second at their second Junior Grand Prix assignment, the 2023 JGP Turkey, which qualified them for the Junior Grand Prix Final, where they placed fifth.[2]
At their second nationals, they won both the short program and free skate segments and won the gold medal by 24.47 points. They were selected for the World Junior team, where they won the silver medal.[2]
2024–25 Season: Junior Grand Prix Final silver
editFlores/Wang competed in the Junior Grand Prix series in Riga and Ankara where they placed third and second respectively, earning a berth at the Junior Grand Prix Final in Grenoble, France. At the Final, they would win the silver medal behind Zhang/Huang of China.[3]
Programs
editPair skating with Luke Wang
edit| Season | Short program | Free skate | Exhibition | Ref. |
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| 2022–23 |
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| 2023–24 |
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| 2024–25 |
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Competitive highlights
editPair skating with Luke Wang
edit- JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
| Season | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
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| World Junior Championships | 2nd | ||
| Junior Grand Prix Final | 5th | 2nd | |
| U.S. Championships | 4th | 1st | |
| JGP Austria | 2nd | ||
| JGP Latvia | 3rd | ||
| JGP Turkey | 2nd | 2nd | |
| Challenge Cup | 1st |
Detailed results
editPair skating with Luke Wang
edit| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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| Total | TSS | 166.89 | 2024 World Junior Championships |
| Short program | TSS | 62.33 | 2024 World Junior Championships |
| TES | 35.79 | 2024 World Junior Championships | |
| PCS | 26.54 | 2024 World Junior Championships | |
| Free skating | TSS | 105.00 | 2023 JGP Turkey |
| TES | 52.34 | 2023 JGP Turkey | |
| PCS | 54.16 | 2024 World Junior Championships |
- Small medals for the short program and free skating are only awarded at ISU Championships.
- At national events in the United States, pewter medals are awarded for fourth place.
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Jan 23–29, 2023 |  2023 U.S. Championships
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4 | 46.31 | 3 | 76.78 | 4 | 123.09 |
| Feb 23–26, 2023 |  2023 International Challenge Cup
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1 | 51.01 | 2 | 75.13 | 1 | 126.14 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Aug 30 – Sep 2, 2023 |  2023 JGP Austria
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2 | 52.02 | 2 | 95.20 | 2 | 147.22 |
| Sep 6–9, 2023 |  2023 JGP Turkey
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3 | 49.52 | 2 | 105.00 | 2 | 154.52 |
| Dec 7–10, 2023 |  2023–24 Junior Grand Prix Final
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5 | 54.37 | 6 | 91.02 | 5 | 145.39 |
| Jan 22–28, 2024 | 2024 U.S. Championships
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1 | 59.83 | 1 | 115.88 | 1 | 175.71 |
| Feb 26 – Mar 3, 2024 |  2024 World Junior Championships
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2 | 62.33 | 2 | 104.56 | 2 | 166.89 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Aug 28–31, 2024 |  2024 JGP Latvia
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2 | 54.38 | 4 | 85.13 | 3 | 139.51 |
| Sep 18–21, 2024 | 2024 JGP Turkey
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2 | 54.93 | 2 | 92.87 | 2 | 147.80 |
| Dec 5–8, 2024 |  2024–25 Junior Grand Prix Final
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3 | 52.04 | 2 | 103.78 | 2 | 155.82 |
References
edit- ^ "Olivia Flores and Luke Wang - Figure Skating". usfigureskatingfanzone.com.
- ^ a b c "Olivia FLORES / Luke WANG: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Team USA Brings Home Six Grand Prix Final Medals". U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
- ^ "Olivia FLORES / Luke WANG: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 1, 2024.
- ^ "Olivia FLORES / Luke WANG: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 31, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "USA–Olivia Flores/Luke Wang". SkatingScores.
External links
edit- Olivia Flores & Luke Wang at the International Skating Union
- Olivia Flores & Luke Wang at SkatingScores.com
- Olivia Flores (singles skating) at SkatingScores.com